Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Inventing History
The Soft Coup
What else is new?
When the women took over
the Government, we awaited
jarring change.
Bizarre by pretending otherwise
All ran the same. Pretty much
the hoggish way the men did.
Uneasy! Where’s the buzzsaw?
President Monica Sawyel counseled
patience. Her next term would embody
the bulk of the changes.
What about now? The dirty cards in
today’s deck?
First concentration in Arts!
So many floating loafers already.
A five play cycle featuring superlative
warrior, Meldornia!
Slight problem in that she never existed?
The young women must be saved
by having something to believe in!
Yeah, a lie!
We never had one based on lies?
Not entirely.
Oh?
Labels: coup, feminism, history, importance of myth, myth, revolution, rule by women, war
Friday, January 12, 2018
The directive clear:
Do not dream of yellow flowers!
She didn’t know if it was the
unredeemable rebel in her,
but, sure enough, that very
first evening...
And at the end of the week,
there she was on the famous bus.
Where everyone cautioned–-
in code–-exactly what to answer
the examiners.
Oh well, not a care, since this
government was toppling due to
terminal absurdity.
It did. While she waited her turn.
So instead of answering a supremely-
stupid time-serving psychologist,
she drew the very warm and funny
Carl, who remained in silly and
mismatched uniform.
Insisting on tea and telling jokes.
She hadn’t laughed in so long.
Really laughed, not bitter-edged.
When Carl shook her hand, the return
bus waiting, she still had to linger.
And linger. “I’m not letting you go!”
“Same here!” answered he.
Labels: coup, political absurdity, Romance, tyranny
